Locking device for motor-cars or other vehicles.



M. J, GRMILLET.

LOCKING DEVICE FOB. MOTOR GARS 0R OTHER VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 21, 1913.

1,106,556, Patented Aug. '11, 1914 fcontroiled vby the locking device in' such of two parts; the, upper part I'.

position1 it being' well understood that the `the lever in fits. locking position and the 4 ignition circuit. controllingr deviceAV Vesper:A tively.

UNITED STATES PATENT oFFIoE- MARIEIJ'OSPH GRMILLET. 0F BEZONS, FRANCE, ASSIGNOR TO FELIX MASSARD, OF

Y A PARIS, FRANCE.

LOCKING DEVICE FOR MOTOR-CARS 0R OTHER VEHICLES.

Specification ot Letters Patent. Patented A11/g. 11, .19.14.

Application filed May 21v 1913, Serial No. 769,040.

To (IU '1r/40711 it797,(li/m3m1.' i0` tlie plate 2 by means 0f the pivot itself Be, it known that l, Manu: ,Tosnrn Gn.- ulrich is holted with a nut (countersunk Mum-11', a citizeiiof the Republic of Franf residing :it.;\vo. t8 It@ des lSois. Bezons Seine-et-Oise, Frangx/have invented certain new and useful nprovement:il in Loekine; Devices torM-(YAars or other Vhiele`4 of which th following is a specification.

'lhis invention relates4 to locking devices for motor-cars or other veliiclesnnd has .for its object to "provide :i locking device conii prisingn support secured to auaxlo in'proxiniity vto a wheel and cai-[vingv a "pivot around which :i lever can he swung so as tio be brought into engagement with the spokes of the i'heel, said lever beingr maintained in its locking position h v means ofza Sliding' l bolt which is located in :i soi-liet forufiing' partotorsecured tothesuppurt:indisptf l il :Y lu" means ol a prin, so that' its'eiid enj 'c. with a recess provided in 4the huh of the lockinglever.y .said slidingr holt being lisen-` gaged from the hub recess bij means of :i tubular key so shaped tlmt it can he inserted i the mvinging leverbv means of a spring 11 into the socket surroiuiding the sliding bolt hearing on'an inner Shoulder 12 ofthe socket and brought tti-engage with the other end 9 :unlcngagingwitha collnr on thebolt. 1 0. or' head of thel slidinfholt so .as to: permit ln tlhc lockingr positioniffi. e. thatshown in ol the latter being' pulled out of the" rect-Ss in the lever hul).` A

"lhis lockingr device.v is preferablyused in continuation with a cut-out z urau'gcd'in the elcetrieal ignition circuit of thenxotor-aiul ii dismounting.

This upper part 3 is z to alloivot' the free swinging motion of he arm -1. whereas thel lower part 3'; secure-l to the plate 2 by menus of bolts 7 which' are also provided with countersunk heads. can be separated more or lessv from the plate 2 so as torallow of .the apparatus being mounted upon axles of various widths. The grooves: S provided in the inner face ol' thtl plates 2. 3 to receive the anges of cit-ni width to permit the mounting ofthe,

1() enters' a corresponding' recess 13 provided in the. hub of the-lever 1, the latter'bemg i.sliding bolt 10 is hidden in the socket 9 so that. it cannot be taken out bymeans ofka pliers or `similar tool but adjacent its outer end i is reduced indiameter sowas to permit the insertion between vsaid bolt and socket. of a special tubefl-` of the lock thiy "'formed.'ir To that end the head t5 ut the sli ling holt is provided (Fig. t'l with teeth tti (or notches` or other equivalent means) which can be. brought to en- ;"agc with corresponding teeth or shoulders IT provided at the end of the key 14 so as to permit ot. hooking the head 15 with said'key and then to'pull the sliding bolt out of its reruns: 1?: against the spring 11. When the bolt. l) is thus disengaged the looking lever 1 can be l'it'ted by hand out ot` engagement :L manner that the electrical circuit is opened when thc lever is lowered into its lot-klug aforesaidl combination may be carried into practice in :my suitable manner. l.

The invention will now he described with 1 ref'erenee to the drawings,

Figure 1Y shows the locking :apparatus sel cured tothe fronty axle, ot' a motor' carflfig. 2 is a side v'iew with part. section on line 2"-2 (Fig. l): Figs. and 4 are detait I views .showing the liiliugr `bolt. umiutairigigr i kThe, locking arm l is pvotalliv supported between two cheeks or platesinclusuglthei axle et'. The plate 2 carries the pivot 5 for the-locking lever i. 'lluot her plate. is made bein;r fixed into thev vertical position termedv the off-v position (shown in full lines, Figsl and 2) in which it cany be held by permittingr theI point 1Q to engage with another recess 1'8 spaced :i tix-ed distance from the plate 2 so.

loi-lim;f device upon axles of various heights.j

dotted linesFig. Y1, the point 10 of the boltv which institutes the key with the wheel spokes and be brought back n asto require a special tube' wrench for the I iron forming theaxle 4 are 0f suithustirnily heldin its looking position. The

- "scribed, a bar 19 has been provided which is transversely fixed to the lever 1 at such a distance from the pivot that it is brought to ,.-bear against the spokes on the inner face of f the wheel when the lever 1 is in the position Y'shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1 It will be readily understood that the head of the sliding bolt 10 which is provided with any -f teeth or notches and is used as a lock in conneetion with the corresponding key 14 will in practice be differently built for each apparatus, in the manner of safety locks, so as to prevent the possibility offopening the lock ingd/evice with the key of another car. The onteiend of the socket 9 is preferably threafdfed to receive a cap '20 for preventing t e lock from being clogged by impurities.

The ignition circuit controlling device is designed in the following manner: In a hole '21 provided (Figs. 2 and 4) in the plate 3 a sliding pin is located whose round head 23 j is constantly pushed by-.a spring 24 against the hub 1 and which, when the arm'l occupies the locking position, enters a recess 25 provided in the hub 1. But when the arm is lifted up to the off-position the head 23 is pushed back out of the recess 25 by means of an inclined surface 25 so that the opposite end 26 of the pin 22 is brought to establish a contact between twocontact springs 27, 28 of the ignition. circuit, thus closing a gap in Athe ignition circuit of the motor. The contact springs 27, 28 insulated in any suitable manner are mounted for instance on the inner face of a cover 29 made of insula i4 ing material and secured by means of screw,

. or the like 30 to a plate 29 fixed to the plate. It will be readily understood that the ignition circuit which was disconnected when the lever occupied the locking position cannot be again switched in unless the lever be lifted up to the off-position, it follows that the motor cannot be started while the locking lever is in the locking position between the spokes of the wheel which might otherw-ise result in serious mishaps.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the Uilited States is z- 1 'The combination with a wheeled vehicle, of an arm adjustably supported on a relatively stationary part of the vehicle and movable to and from a position to engage one of the vehicle wheels and prevent rotav tion thereof, a concealed bolt acting to lock the arm in operative position, and a detachable device for releasing the bolt.

2. The combination with a wheeled vehicle; of an arm pivotally mounted on a relativelyixed support adjacent one of the vehicle wheels, whereby the arm may be turned to and from a position where it will project between spokesof the wheel, a concealed bolt arranged to automatically engage the arm at the end of its movement in either di. reetion, and a detachable device for releasing the bolt.

3. The combination with a Wheeled ve' the steering wheels of thevvehicle, whereb the arm may be `moved to andI from a position where it will project between spokes of the wheel, means on said arm adapted to prevent the wheel from turning about an axis transverse to its horizontal axis when the arm is in operative position, a concealed bolt actinvto lock said arm in operative positicmajuv vfiietachable device for releasing the boit,A

4. The combination with a' wheeled verelatively stationary support adjacent `one of the steering Wheels of the vehicle, whereby the arm may be moved to and from a position where it will project between spokes of the wheel, lateral projections on said arm adapted to extend over the adjacent faces of the spokes between which the arm4 extends when in operative position, a concealed bolt for locking the arm in operative position,

hicle, of an arm adjustably mounted on a and a detachable device for releasing thebolt.

5. The combination with a. motor vehicle, of an arm adjustably supported on a. relatively stationary part of the vehicle and movable to and from a position to engage one of thevehicle wheels and prevent rotation thereof, an adjustable electric circuit controlling device adapted to break the eircuit 'when the' arm is engaging the wheel and to close said break when the arm is moved from operative position, a concealed bolt acting to lock the arm in operative position, and a detachable device for releasing the bolt.

G. rfhe combination with'a motor vehicle, of an arm adjustably supported on a relatively stationary part of the vehicle and movable to and from a position to engage one of the steering wheels of'thevehicle to prevent rotation thereof or movement about an axis transverse to the axis ofrotation, an adjustable electric circuit controlling device adapted to break the circuit when the arm is icol engaging the wheeland to close said break f las laoV

curely engaged with axles of different sizes, In testimony whereof, have hereunto an arm plvotally mounted on said support subscribed my name this mnth day of May so that it may be turned t0 and from a posi- 1913.

tion between spokes of a wheel on the axle, MARIE JOSEPH GRMILLET. a concealed bolt acting to lock the arm at the Witnesses: end of its movement in either direction, and MAURICE DEnRnN,

a detachable device for releasing the bolt. LUcmN MEMMINGER. 

